CITY OF JOY AID, UK

Registered charity 1080812 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DOMINIQUE LAPIERRE CITY OF JOY AID, ENGLAND

INCOME IS SUBSTANTIALLY DERIVED FROM DONATIONS OF READERS OF DOMINIQUE LAPIERRE'S BOOKS, VISITORS TO THE CITY OF JOY WEBSITE OR THROUGH PERSONAL CONTACT, WITH OCCASIONAL FUNDRAISING EVENTS. THE CHARITY SERVES AS A CONDUIT FOR MONEY DONATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND SENT TO CENTRES IN INDIA.

Objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF THE INHABITANTS OF INDIA WHO ARE SUFFERING HARDSHIP AND /OR ILLNESS AS A RESULT OF LOCAL OR NATIONAL DISASTER OR BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING ESTABLISHING AND GRANTING AID TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE AND AID PROVIDING PHYSICAL REHABILITATION FOOD AND CLOTHING. THE TRUSTEES MAY GRANT RELIEF TO SUCH INHABITANTS THROUGH THE AGENCY OF OTHER CHARITIES. 2. ANY OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN SUCH SHARE AND PROPORTION AS THEY SHALL THINK FIT AND THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF THIS DEED SHALL TAKE EFFECT SUBJECT TO AND ONLY SO FAR AS CONSISTENT WITH SUCH PURPOSES2. PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT THE TRUST FUND AND ANY INCOME THEREFROM SHALL NOT BE APPLIED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FOR ANY OBJECT OR PURPOSES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE 3.1 ABOVE AND SHALL NOT BE USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY PARTICULAR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY OR CASTE FOR ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS OF A RELIGIOUS NATURE OR WITH ANY DISTINCTION AS TO CASTE RELIGION RACE CREED OR SEX.

Area of benefit: INDIA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £188,142, driven by a significant £110,000 donation and timing of capital expenditure projects. However, free reserves stood at only £12,628, which is significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of 12 months' routine general fund expenditure. The charity remains entirely reliant on public donations and gift aid for its funding.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Eton College — “On the initiative of Hazel Nash, Eton College staff, students and parents have generously supported Udayan with the provision of soft toys, …” (source page)
• The Juniper Trust — “The Juniper Trust has provided funding to irrigate and raise the levels of the kitchen garden at Udayan so that it is not flooded during th…” (source page)
• Sacred Heart Primary School, Teddington — “Introduced to Udayan in 2010, the staff, parents and students of Sacred Heart have become great supporters of Udayan, raising funds through …” (source page)
• St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School, Slough — “St Anthony’s have been supporting Udayan since St Joan of Arc’s first trip in 2005. They have donated many of the books now in the Udayan Li…” (source page)
• St Ethelbert’s Catholic Primary School, Slough — “The St Ethelbert’s school community have raised funds for the children at Udayan having learned of their work through St Joan of Arc’s trip …” (source page)
• St Joan of Arc Catholic School, Rickmansworth — “Since March 2004, St Joan of Arc School has held many fundraising events aimed at supporting Udayan and spreading awareness of the work it d…” (source page)
• St John’s Catholic Primary School, Rickmansworth — “Following their first trip to India, St Joan’s sixth formers visited St John’s to tell them about their experience of Udayan. The pupils wer…” (source page)
• St Mary Magdalene Church, The Holmwood — “With its Lenten appeals and parish suppers St Mary Magdalene Church faithfully sponsors two Udayan children.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Aileen Elizabeth St Ledger-Lawrence
• Christopher John Mann
• Rev Liam Stephen Lynch
• Rowan Elaine Pugsley

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: India

Income and spending

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CITY PRAISE CENTRE CIO.

• CITY PRAISE CENTRE CIO income £763k
• THE JOYONA CHARITABLE TRUST income £255k
• ST JUDE INDIA CHILDCARE CENTRES UNITED KINGDOM (SJICC UK) income £238k
• THE JOICEY TRUST income £261k
• THE PURI FOUNDATION income £5.3m
• GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA LONDON UK income £655k

Side by side with its peers

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